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June 18, 1935. M. MACDONALD TICKET AND TICKET HOLDER Filed Aug. 16, 1932u 25550: rkrrwnizrz 1:02 3 3x122 INVEQNTOR.

5 6.7.0.5.... an m ATTORNEY5 Patented June 18, 1935 I i 1 H 2,005,346.,TICKE-T AND TICKET HOLDER Murdock Maodonald, East Cleveland, OhioApplication Augustulfi, 1932",. Serial Nb. 629,011

5 Claims. (o1.206+4o.6)

The present invention relating as indicated which have been commerciallypractical. "I have to a ticket and ticket box holder, is more pardeviseda simple duplicate ticket and-a simple ticularly directed to. animproved ticket and open box-like holder therefor which permit of stubtherefor adapted to prevent repunching of rapid and convenient markingor notching' of 5 the stub by the conductor in such a way as to theticket to indicate the farepaid, the rapid '6 permit of fraud in thesale of tickets, and to severing of the passengers p tio of t tio t abox or ticket holder adapted to receive, confrom the balance of the formand the retentain, punch, and deliver tickets of the character tion andsubsequen d e e f t Stub Whieh referred to.. To the accomplishment ofthe foreis 1160655511157 notched t0 exaetly'colrespend' h going andrelated ends, said invention, then, the DO 0f the ticket given 130 the pe consists of the means hereinafter fully described In 1 I have wn inperspective y and particularly pointed out in the claims. p ov holderConsisting o the boxelike casing The annexeddrawing and the followingde- I provided with flange D t 2, 3 and 4 and scription set forth indetail certain structure ap ed to receive a series of ticket forms 5-.

5! embodying the invention, such disclosed means A11v op r tin b 6 provid W St a constituting, however, but one of various strucedge 1 againstWhi h tick e d n d tural forms in which the principle of the in-' o beto n Off is mounted in the holder -l,-the vention may be usedbar 6having upturned ends 8'in which is mount- In said annexed drawing; ed arod 9 which extends beyond the casing UNITED'STAT'EYS PATENTQOFFICB:

Fig.1 is a view in perspective of my improved p p a d is: ae da d r taind y m ans of 20 ticket box holder with tickets therein; Fig. 2 a w I0 nin t 't end H of th r d; is .a plan View of the same; Fig. 3 is a pl nthen around the right side of the casing where view of a duplicateticket punched and sepait engages in 'fi p n o the cas ng; rated and inextended condition, showing the as indicated, and then to a l2 0 t e o rrelation between the punched ticket and the ehdf'of h A compressionSpring 2,5. t -b thereof; Fig 4 is a ti on t line is mounted around thelast-mentionedpart of 4-4, Fig. 2; Fig. 5 is a similar section butshowthe Wire 10 and serves to ta the u p ing the. operating bar of theticket holder disend of the Operating bar 6 in e po ion S own placed topickup the stub of the separated in The 6 is a o p ov ded With a ticket;Fig.6 is a similar view showing the flange the p p e O Which Willpresehtly Q: displacement of the stub upon the return to be described.normal position of the operating'bar; and. Fig. Shdably u t d on the rod9 are a series 7 isa section on the line 1- -1, Fig. 2. of notchingelements l5, I6, Hand 18 which,

A common type of, t t emplgyed on many in the normal position of thebar, overlie the 5 interurban electric roads, bus lines and steam columnof figures wn on that portion of 35.-

railways consists of rectangular printed forms thetieket which isbedehveredte ip carrying a listv of stations along one edge and ger. Itwill be understood that the ticket may I duplicate columns elsewhere onthe form in take various forms and bear various 'indicia which dollarsand cents are indicated and which dependin on 11SeS,'b1lt in the formindi- 40. are adapted to be punched or notched bytearcated it consistsof re-doubled duplicate poring the ticket against an operating barprovided tions "20 and 2|, the portion 20 being, folded with movablenotching members or by actually under the P r 2| W s hd c 'a in regisremoving the ticket from the pad or box. and a on W t those of the upperpart 2| so that, punching in these duplicate columns the amount any mpunch 0 otch formed on one-half 45. of the fare collected. the ticket issimilarly reproduced on the other 455,

All such tickets lend themselves to misuse by half. r the conductor ifso minded since he can punch At the right of the. ticket is aseries ofstaornotch the portion of the ticket given to tions arrangedsuccessively for the route on the passenger and then punch in adiiierent which the ticket is to be used while at the left manner thestub which will Show one rate to o t tic are the duplicate mn o fiethecompanys auditors and another to the pasuresv 25 and .26 separated byabroad printed Sanger-allowing the conductor to pocket the difspace 2.1.in which the, notching is to be done. ference in money. To avoid thisit has been In'use, the conductor first punches, if desired, heretoforenecessary to employ extremely comthe stations between which the ticketis used by plicated tickets or sealed ticket boxes none of punching inthe proper portions of the columns on the right of the ticket, afterwhich he moves the upper notching element Hi to indicate whether theticket is a half fare or adult ticket and then moves the other notchingmembers l5, l6 and I! to show the proper amount of money received forthe ticket in cents, dimes and dollars. He then lifts the upper righthand corner of the ticket and tears it against the operating bar, thenotching members producing notches 3| in the left hand margin of theticket and the duplicate thereof, which overlies the ticket, showing onthe top of the pad in the manner indicated in Fig. 3. At the same timeprojections 32 corresponding to the notches just referred to are formedin the blackened or printed margin portions of the stub, as indicated inFig. 3. The conductor then tears the duplicate from the ticket proper,retaining the original for the company and handing the passenger theduplicate, both of which will bear precisely the same punching marks andindicate the payment of exactly the same amount of fare.

The conductor will then press the flanged portion Id of the holding barto the right against the action of the spring [3 a sufficient distanceto bring a plate 33 mounted on the lower side of the bar 6 to theposition shown in Fig. 5 and atthe right edge of the stub of the ticket.By releasing the bar the spring is enabled to returnit to its normalposition, the plate 33 forcing the upper left hand corner of the stubout of the box when it may be grasped by the conductor and withdrawn,and retained for turning into the company together with the companysportion of the ticket.

A pad of tickets may be inserted in the holder by snapping the bentportion 40 of the wire l0 out of the rounded flange 4| on the flange 4on the holder, when the bar 6, rod 9, and associated parts may be swungin a clockwise direction as the holder is viewed in Fig. 1, to lift thebar away from the holder and permit the introduction of a fresh pad oftickets, after which the bar may be swung back into the position shownand the portion 40of the retaining rod snapped underthe curved flange 4!again.

Auditing of the tickets and stubs then becomesa simple matter since boththe companys portion of the ticket and the companys stub must showexactly the same fare while the duplicate of the stub will necessarilyshow the exact fare punched on the passengers ticket. In this way itbecomes impossible for the conductor to punch the companys and thepassenger's copy of the ticket proper differently since both must bepunched simultaneously and since the two stubs willreflect accuratelythe amounts of fare punched or notched on the tickets proper.

By the use of a ticket of this type provided with an intermediatenotchable portion between duplicate columns of figures indicating thefare and by the use of my improved holder which makes it necessary tonotch simultaneously the company's ticket, the passengers ticket and thestubs, it becomes practically impossible for the conductor to registerdifferent fares on the tickets and on the stubs without detection. Theentire device is extremely simple and inexpensive and is easy tooperate, while the ticket forms are also simple.

Other modes of applying the principle of my invention may be employedinstead of the one explained, change being made as regards the mechanismherein disclosed, provided the means stated by any of the followingclaims or the equivalent of such stated means be employed.

I therefore particularly point out and distinctly claim as my invention:

1. A ticket holder consisting of a holder proper adapted to receive aplurality of duplicate tickets, a severing bar mounted adlacent one sideof said holder on top of said tickets and extending longitudinally ofthe holder, said bar being displaceable laterally of the holder,notching means movably carried on said bar, and means mounted on thelower surface of said bar for discharging the stub of a severed ticketupon lateral displacement of said bar across said holder.

2. A ticket holder consisting of a holder proper adapted to receive aplurality of duplicate tickets, a severing bar mounted in said holder ontop of said tickets and extending longitudinally of the holder, said barbeing displaceable laterally of the holder and having severing andnon-severing edges, notching means movably carried on said bar, andmeans for discharging the stub of a severed ticket upon lateraldisplacement of said bar across said holder, said means comprising amember mounted on the lower surface of said bar adjacent one endthereof, said member having a stub-displacing edge intermediate thesevering and non-severing edges of said severing bar.

3. In a ticket holder, a holder adapted to receive a plurality ofduplicate tickets, a severing bar mounted in said holder on top of saidtickets and extending longitudinally of the holder, said bar beingdisplaceable laterally of the holder and having an upstanding flangeadjacent one end thereof providing means for manually moving the bar,and means for discharging the stub of a severed ticket upon lateraldisplacement of said bar across said holder, said means comprising aplate-like member mounted on the lower surface of said bar and having astub displacing edge intermediate the severing edge of said bar and saidflange.

4. A ticket holder consisting of a holder proper adapted to receive aplurality of duplicate tickets, a severing bar in said holder overlyingthe tickets therein and manually movable from a normal position parallelwith one side of the holder to non-parallel position with respect tosaid side, and a compression spring for automatically restoring said barto its normal position upon release of the bar after movement thereof.

5. A ticket holder consisting of a holder proper adapted to receive aplurality of duplicate tickets, a severing bar in said holder overlyingthe tickets therein and provided with stub-ejecting means, a wire memberretaining said bar in engagement with said tickets, said wire providinga pivotal mounting for one end of said bar, said bar being manuallymovable about said pivot from a normal position in which its severingedge is parallel with one side of the holder to a position in which saidedge is non-parallel with said side of the holder, and spring means forautomatically restoring the bar to its normal position upon release ofthe bar after movement thereof.

MURDOCK MACDONALD.

